Planter and cultivator.



No. 696,823. Patented'Apr. I, P902.

.1. R. JONES. PLANTER AND CULTIVATOR.

(Application filed Jilly 12, 1901.)

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No. 696,823. Patented Apr. I, I902.

J. B. JONES. PLANTEH AND CULTIVATOR.

(Applibation filed July 12, 1901.)

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JESSE RUBLE JONES, OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

PLANTER AND CULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,823, dated April 1,1902. Original application filed March '7, 1901, Serial No. 50,185.Divided and this application filed July 12, 1901. Serial To all whom, itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, Jnssn RUBLE J ONES, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jackson, in the county of Hinds and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Planters andCultivators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, this being a division of my application for Letters Patentfor a planter and cultivator filed by me on March 7, 1901, Serial No.50,185.

The purpose of the invention is to provide the frame of the implementwith wheels which may be arranged in tandem, and to so construct theadvance wheel that it is provided with means for making a conoavityinthe cen ter of which is a groove, in the ground for the reception ofseed, and to construct the rear Wheel in such manner that it will pressthe earth or fertilizer to and not upon the planted seed. The peripheralsurfaces of the wheels are so shaped that a longitudinal groove toreceive the seed will be formed in a concave surface.

Afurther purpose of the invention is to provide means for adj ustablysupporting the forward end of the frame of the implement through themedium of wheels so shaped as to direct the earth toward thelongitudinal center of the implement-frame.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the frame of a planter and cultivatorand theimprovement applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame.

The form of the frame shown in the drawings comprises a main backsection A and a front section B. The rear section of the frame consistsof two parallel side beams 10, two in- (No model) front beam thedraft-trees 16 are attached; but, if desired, the front bar may have themotion of a doubletree passing over the side bars 14 and being pivotallyconnected to a forwardly-extending horizontal arch 17, secured to thetransverse beams 13 and the sides of the rear section of the frame.Hangers 18 are secured by clips 19 or their equivalents to the upper andlower beams 13 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The upper andlower beams 13 may be secured to the forward portions of the side beams10 in any suitable or approved manner.

The forward portion of the main frame is adjustably supported by wheels20. These wheels are preferably in the shape of the frustum of a conefor the purpose of obtaining better purchase upon the ground and fordirecting the dirt inward. The wheels 20 are loosely mounted upon or areheld to turn with an axle 21, mounted inthe forward ends of arms 22,fulcrumed upon the hangers 18. These arms 22 extend usually to the rearportions of the main frame, and each arm 22 is provided with alatch-lever 23. Each latchlever is connected by a link 24 with a pawl 25upon the main frame. The pawls 25 engage with teeth upon the front facesof racks 26, curved upward and forward, as shown in Fig. 1.

A short axle 27 is journaled between the intermediate beams 11 at theforward portion of the rear section A of the main frame, and this shaftis provided with pulleys 28 at one end. One pulley may be loose and theother fast, if desired, and a crank-arm 29 is located at the oppositeend of the shaft. Thus, it will be observed, means are provided fordriving other mechanism from the shaft. The shaft 27 is rotated by thefurrow-Wheel 3O contacting with the ground, and said wheel is secured onthe shaft 27 at or near its center. The periphery of this wheel 30inclines from the center in direction of its sides, and at the centralportion of the periphery of the said furrow-wheel an annular rib 31 isformed upon the wheel. The rib is adapted to produce a channel in theground for the reception of seed when a seedbox is carried by the frame.A second shaft 32 is also journaled in the longitudinal beams 11 nearthe rear of the main frame. A covering-wheel 33 is secured upon theshaft 32 in longitudinal alinement with the furrow-wheel 30. Theperipheral face of the coveringwheel also inclines from its center indirection of its sides, and at the central portion of the periphery ofthe covering-wheel an annular groove 34 is made which tracks the rib 31upon the furrow-wheel. The groove 34 serves to pack the earth to theseed which has been dropped in the furrow formed by the rib 31. Inconsequence of the concavity left at the top of the row by the action ofthe wheels and 33 the uniform moisture consequent secures prompt andsimultaneous germination of the seed, and the shape of-the row, as wellas the more prompt and even growth, facilitates the first working.

It is evident that by raising and lowering the arms 22 the front orshaft-bearing section of the device will be raised, and being locked ata proper height a suitable depth of shovels or plows, if such are used,is secured, and likewise the furrow-wheel will enter the ground to agreater or less extent. The arms 22 may also be employed to lift theentire front of the machine clear of the ground, whereupon the operatoris to but slightly elevate the rear end of the frame through the mediumof the handles 35 or equivalents thereof, and the frame will then be fulcrumed upon the furrow-wheel or side wheels, and the frame may beeasily turned to travel in another direction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In planters and like machines, a furrowopeningwheel having its periphery inclined from the center in direction of itssides and provided with a central peripheral rib, and a covering-wheelarranged in tandem with the furrow-opening wheel, the covering-Wheelframe, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the supporting-wheels,ofa furrow-opening wheel mounted to turn in the main frame near itscenter, the periphery of which wheel is inclined from the center indirection of its sides and is provided with a central peripheral rib,and a covering-wheel arranged in tandem with the f urrow-openin gwheel,the peripheral portion of which covering-wheel is inclined fromits center in direction of its sides and is provided with a centralperipheral groove in track relation to the rib upon the furrow-openingwheel, as specified.

3. Aplanter or the like, comprising a frame, rearwardly-extendin g armspivotally mounted upon the frame, means for locking the arms inposition, supporting-wheels mounted in the forward ends of the saidarms, a furrow-opening wheel mounted in the frame in rear of thesupporting-wheels, said wheelhaving its periphery inclined from thecenter in direction of the sides and provided with a central peripheralrib, and a covering wheel mounted in the frame in rear of thefurrowopening wheel, said covering-wheel having its periphery inclinedfrom the center in direction of its sides and provided with a centralperipheral groove, as set' forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JESSE RUBLE JONES.

Witnesses:

D. H. HOLDER,

REUBEN 'l. CLARK.

